Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,736, Jonathan Gaylord, Conn. Navy

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SERVICE
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Conn.
Gaylord Jonathan
S. 42,736
Navy
CONTENTS

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Ohio ms
Jonathan Gaylord Capt Meigs Sergeant Connecticut Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 23 d of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th of Nov r 1818 and sent to Samuel King Jun r Esq r Judge Portage Co Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 \frac{32}{30} = 35.20 Semi-ann l all ce ending 4 March 1819 = 48.00
$83.20
77-1 year
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Ship Trumbull Com d by Dudley Saltonstall ✓ Continued. Stewartstown Portage Co Ohio
Jonathan Gaylord, Capt Meigs, Connecticut Line, in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War, Ohio.

Jonathan Gaylord
Copy exp. a
4367
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The State of Ohio. Be it Remembered that at a Term of the Court- Portage County ss of Common Pleas held at the court house in the Town of Ravenna within and for said County of Portage and State of Ohio before the Honorable George S. Wood President of the Third circuit of the courts of common Pleas in said State and Elias Harmon Alva Day and Augustus Baldwin Esquires Associate Judges of said County holding said court being a court of Record for said County especially consti- tuted by law-according to the course of the common law with a Juris- diction unlimited in point of amount keeping a Record of their proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment. On the nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one personally appeared in open court Jonathan Gaylord aged seventy three resident in Stow in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:— That in the spring of the year 1775 he enlisted as a sergeant in a company commanded by Capt. Return S. Briggs, Col. Wylllys, Regiment where he served nine months, was in the battle of Bunker's Hill.— That in the ... 1776 or 1777 he enlisted on board the ship Trumbull at Middletown in Connecticut as a Ship carpenter - said ship com- manded by Dudley Saltonstall Esq. for one year which he served and was regularly discharged. That this declarant has heretofore to wit, on the twenty third day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen under the provisions of the act of congress of the eighteenth of march Eighteen hundred and eighteen made declara- tion of his said services before Samuel H. King Esq. who was then one of the associate Judges of said County and in pursuance whereof he has been inscribed on the pension list of the United States as by his pension certificate N o 4367. now in his possession will appear.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed the 18 th day of March 1818.

and that I have no, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income whatever - depending entirely upon the charity of my son Thomas Gaylord for my support. - This declaration further states that he has no family residing with him and that he is incapacitated from performing any kind of labour whatever is much troubled with a dizziness in his head and is almost entirely blind, and that by profession he is a ship-carpenter.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 19 th day Feb y 1821. Jonathan his X Gaylord mark
Day Clerk.
The State of Ohio Portage County ss
I Seth Day Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Portage aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and declaration are truly copied from the Records of the said court: and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the said Jonathan Gaylord has no property. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Ravenna this twenty sixth day of February Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
Day Clerk.

State of Ohio } Portage County }
To the Honorable J.C. Calhoun Secretary of War
Personally came Jonathan Gaylord before me Samuel King Jr one of the Associate Judges in and for the County aforesaid and made solemn oath that he enlisted into the service of the U.S. in the Spring of 1815 in the Connecticut Line in Colonel Spence's Regiment & Capt. Meigs Company and served Eight Months and then was discharged & that early in 1817 he entered on Board the Ship Pennsbull then commanded by Dudley Saltonstall and served twelve Months and then was discharged in A.D. 1818 by a General order and that he did not in neither case receive a written Discharge and that he was a Sergeant in the land service and a Corporal in the Navy and this Deponent further states that he is in need of Assistance from his Country for support
Jon a Gaylord
Sworn and subscribed before me this 28 th day of April A.D. 1818 at Akron
Samuel King Jr Associate Judge
The State of Ohio } Portage County }
I Seth Day Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas within and for the County of Portage do hereby certify and make known that Samuel King Junr Esquire before whom the foregoing disposition appears to have been taken and subscribed is an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County duly Com- missioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as well in courts of Justice as without
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Ravenna the 25 th day of April Anno Domini 1818
Seth Day Clerk

I Samuel Hings Jr one of the Associate Judges in & for the County of Portage do hereby testify that I have taken particular pains to inform myself respecting the circumstances of the within named Jonathan Gaylord and am satisfied that he is in sound circumsta- -ces and in need of the assistance of his country for support in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2 nd day of September A.D. 1818
Samuel Hings Jr Associate Judge
Further evidence of service is wanting in this case - The deposition of the  deposition disinterred certificate will be received.  The judge must certify that the claimant is in distress circumstances.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
842736
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1775 8 mos Sgt Patrick Mays Walter + Spencer Conn   1776 or 1777 12 " Infantry by Capt. Marshall by Dudley G. G. G.                              
see note below
Battles engaged in, _____  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middletown Conn.  Date of application for pension, April 23, 1878  his claim was at  Residence at date of application, Portage Co. Ohio  Age at date of application, 70 yrs
Remarks: In 1861 he returned to his son Thomas. There is no other data as to his family on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
For records see Comp p 47 & 48 reports there as John Gaylord May 5 to Dec 18, 74 - " 2 " 2856 " " p 5-98 " " " as enlisting Dec 23 - 76.

Bromwell, Conn.
9 Feb. 1904.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Sir: - I have the honor respectfully to request the military record of Johnathan Gaylord who lived in Middletown Conn., removed to Ohio and while residing there obtained in 1818 a pension for service in the Rev. War. I desire a copy for my historical work and a copy for a descendant residing in Ohio for whom I am gathering information.
I am Sir. My truly Yours Charles Goodell Adams Local Historian.

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Mar. 12 1904 Chas. C. Adams - cro
1917 Apr. 25. Fleet to Charles S. Miller, Oakbor- ne, R.F.D. No. 1. Watbury, Conn. (see his letter to Nathan Gillet, Conn. Sept 7, 1917) aw.
File No. 42,736
Jonathan Gaylord Seiz. & Rev. Inv.
Act: 15 March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 186
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Abijah Savage of Middletown County of Middlesex State of Connecticut-Deposeth and sayeth - that Jonathan Gaylord now of Stowtown County of Portage State of Ohio - was an inhabitant of Middletown State of Connecticut when our revolutionary war commenced and that he enlisted as a Sergeant in May 1775 and served that Campaign at Roxbury in the vicinity of Boston and in the year 1777 he entered on board of the Ship Trench Commanded by Dudley Saltonstall Esqr and served twelve months on board the Ship as a Carpenter - Dr Gaylord was a near neighbour of mine and a Co partner with me in Ship Building when the war began -
Middlesex County ss Abijah Savage Middletown 5 th October 1818 Personally appeared Abijah Savage & Made Oath to the Above Deposition to be Correct Before Me - - - Josiah Sage Just. Peace.
I Elisha Stocking of Middletown County of Middlesex State of Connecticut Deposeth and sayeth that Jonathan Gaylord now of Stowtown County of Portage State of Ohio was an inhabitant of Middletown State of Connecticut at the time our revolutionary war commenced - and I was knowing to his serving on board of the Ship Trench a long time and have not the least doubt but that he served on board twelve months Elisha Stocking
Middlesex County ss Middletown 5 th October 1818 Personally appeared Elisha Stocking and Made Oath that the Above Deposition is - Correct Before Me Josiah Sage Just. Peace.
- I certify that the Above Named Depositions are true of Credibility and are to be believed Josiah Sage Just. Peace.

State of Connecticut Middlesex County I John Fisk Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Middlesex do Certify that Josiah Lacy Esq. of Middletown in said State is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Mid- dlesex as a Justice in full and official capacity, that his name is sub- scribed to the preceding Certifi- cate, is his proper hand Writing & signature. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 6 th day of Oct. A.D. 1818.
J. Fisk Clk

old copy
Stearns & R
1838
Wake ss
A. Snodgrass
Honorable J.C. Calhoun Esq.
Secretary of War
City of
Washington